On 3 February, the Armed Forces noticed a suspicious login into a user account of its ILIAS distant learning system. The military confirmed this to the public broadcaster LRT.
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On 4-11 February, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled three times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence.
Raising corporate tax for large businesses could be a solution to finance defence needs, says Social Democratic Party leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, rejecting proposals to increase the value added tax (VAT) rate as harmful to low-income earners.
The Government plans to rent flats to German brigade troops and their families set to settle in Lithuania.
Lithuanians are increasingly more confident about the national armed forces and military career, the number of citizens pro the universal conscription is also going up, while the support to Lithuania’s NATO membership and Ukraine’s membership prospects is especially high, the Ministry of National De...
NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea in the period from 29 January to 4 February, the National Defence Ministry reports.
On Monday, 5 February, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė attended the opening ceremony of the military base in Rokantiškės, just east of Vilnius. In her welcoming speech, she highlighted the substantial investments, nearly half a billion euros, made in the past few years for the infrastructure, stated...
Lithuania has opened the first new military campus since it regained independence over three decades ago. The campus designed for Brigadier General Motiejus Pečiulionis’ Artillery Battalion is located in Pajūris, Šilalė district on Thursday.
The European Union should urgently fulfil its commitments and supply Ukraine with one million artillery pieces, stresses Asta Skaisgirytė, chief foreign affairs adviser to President Gitanas Nausėda.
The Lithuanian Trade Unions’ Confederation says a higher corporate tax on business and progressive taxes would be the right instruments to secure more funding for defence.
On Monday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė convened a meeting of political parties, representatives of business and trade unions to discuss prospects of defence funding and sustainable funding resources. Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas estimates that defence spending should be increa...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis does not rule out that manufacture of Ukrainian drones could be partially relocated to Lithuania. The minister is visiting Ukraine on Thursday.
Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen supports the idea that Lithuania could borrow money from residents in order to boost defence spending.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday visited Sweden, where he met with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Defence Minister Pål Jonson and members of the Riksdag (Parliament), the ministry reports.
Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkēvičs on Tuesday met with Lieutenant General Leonids Kalniņš, Commander of the National Armed Forces (NBS), at the Riga Castle, the presidency reports.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Friday held a meeting with European Commissioner for Internal market Thierry Breton at the Office of the Government to discuss strengthening of the European Union’s security and defence industry, and key priorities for the future strategy, also the importance of co...
Labour Party’s leader Andrius Mazuronis believes that moving production of Ukrainian drones to Lithuania is a national security interest. According to him, this would create infrastructure for the production of modern drones in Lithuania and ensure that Russia would not be able to destroy the factor...
Leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis, implies that affluent people should pay higher taxes and contribute more to the country’s defence this way.
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas does not reveal if President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Lithuania last week, asked for help with repatriation of Ukrainian men who would be mobilised to fight against Russian invaders. However, he admitted that information may be provid...
Deputy Parliament Speaker Paulius Saudargas believes that Lithuania should focus on the production of combat drones to boost its defence as the country does not manufacture heavy military equipment.
